Coal ash is a toxic byproduct of burning coal that contains mercury, lead, arsenic and chromium. and there is just no excuse for the EPA to treat it like it is simply household garbage, say critics of EPA's new rule.

A new study shows a high level of arsenic in organic brown rice syrup. Nature One's response, which links the arsenic to ground contamination, though, highlights how much arsenic, mercury and other toxins are everywhere

According to a report by the Environmental Integrity Project, the 50 worst mercury polluters generated nearly half of the power plant industry's total mercury emissions. It's time that this minority of bad actors plays by the same rules as everyone else.